Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16
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THE KILLING OF ROBINS SHOULD BE STOPPED
F,srICUFF-DEAru BY sPAsMs-A c. RRAx.
TOS-PuUNDING MINlsrER-DEBATE-
SPELLING MArCHgs-STEALING FROM A
hl~I.TkR.
tie ground hog busted" this time We
are having just all the winter We are looking
for.
The robins have put In their appearance
whici, betokens spring. The FARMERS through
out tns Whole country ehouid to 1t that the
wAntoa and useless as well AS senseIess slaugh.
tsr OF these useful birds ~ stopped. Ycu see
gangs lazy negroes ranging ABOUT over The
different farms killing these bir 8 when they
ougti' t. be- at WORK some gentieInan's farm
There are great many white people vino have
not seuSr enough To let the birds alone. Farm
ers enersily, you should not hesitate to drive
ali such eaopie off your lands when engaged In
such bu-lIsss. grsa; deal has been said
about ''iabpr REFORM but there ought to be
something Iuae to refsrn tina: class of men
that dJnt .a5Jr, and these are generally The
boys yol find engaged Ia The Spring OF the
year Ia the sanseless busi ness OF robinki lila z
Farmers, H. is your duty t, protect these sweet
little songs ers. these great insect destroy erS
and We sincerely hope that our iarmerS will
take Interest euoIgi ia them to stop their
wunton drsJi ucti0o.
Our little ''blrg" was enivened last w ed es.
day BY a fight. TIE parii to the ARRAY were
Sam'i Fox an VIM. Puiie- several stunning
bio IS were p ,>sed resulting III Potter setii ns
q consi ierabie sui on the head by "a club vigor-
ousiy welded by Fox. They clluched anu a
general scufis 1ccame imn,iuent, when the
"iadi.s" eff the two men appeared upon the
scene and put an end tn further hosii ties DR..
Jas. e. Duniap rendered the Necessary surgical
al /. Al tiis wit.9g everything is quiet along
the "Potumac
On Tursd1y last, daughter of Mr.. John
EngIeman died III spasms. ~he was inferred
On Wed AesdaY at st Jnhns Church. Rev. Gum
bert conducting I= religious services. Deceas
Ell was about forty five 20 ofage.
A. C. Braxton seenis To b.. the Ian wanted by
the ciiz-ns hare .or Commonwealth aitor.
nsy. Ii be viii an r,ance himself, tie will he
very ibefaiiy supported ut this p. ecinet. We
hope 10 See his anIi.uL Gem u in the next issue
OF the spectators
One day III week. the Rev. v. r. Sticxley
received very Saver pounding at the hands
of some of the memos Of III caurch. II WAS
not Il fist pounding" though. but was n pound
ing OF every Thing net ded In keel ing house,
consisting III psrt If hams sugar. cuffee, &c
".
Mr.. Sticslsy, who has bee, a very satisfactory
miais,er and has won the esteem OF all with
whom he has come In en- as. He has OF late
recsived several calls TO 9th places, but de-
clues TO accept them a, he h.4 built up the
church very much. and has become very much
attached 10 his charge, have the members 10
him.
At the deb .te last Saturday iSht a week ago
m Vas nf
Cluqerus justifiabe or not" was debated with
a fair degree OF warmth ON both sides, but was
decided that he ought TO have been hung
Alta spelling match on last Wedn ssday mig b
cleaned ont everything on spelling this speaks
well for one of our boys. We have very good
school here this season, but OF late years we
have not had any spelling matohes like we
used to have. They ought to be encouraged. as
they stimulate the scholars to action 1t makes
them try to excel one another In the ant o.
spelling and proves very benefci Vi 20 them In
the end.
We learn that fsw weets ago some thief or
thieves broke into the smoke house of Rev. DIR.
Murray near Bethel Church, snd stole a lot OF
bacon. Mr. Murray is very charitable gen
tlernau aud his tact is known. :ne~ef,ra, we
think 1t would takea very mean and 10 dow
thief to ROB him IL Is great pi'v that the
thief cannot be found and snmmariiy des u
with. More anon CARA